Cooling May Benefit Children After Cardiac Arrest

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Cooling May Benefit Children After Cardiac Arrest

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When the heart is stopped and restarted, the patient's life may be saved but their brain is often permanently damaged. Therapeutic hypothermia, a treatment in which the patient's body temperature is lowered and maintained several degrees below normal for a period of time, has been shown to mitigate these harmful effects and improve survival in adults.

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Tags: Heart, Advanced Life Support, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Hypothermia, Brain, Children's Health

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For Some, Care May Be Withdrawn Too Soon After Cardiac Arrest

health.yahoo.net — “SATURDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- For people stricken with sudden cardiac arrest, doctors often resort to a brain-protecting "cooling" of the body, a procedure called therapeutic hypothermia.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Cooling May Benefit Children After Cardiac Arrest

medicalnewstoday.com — “When the heart is stopped and restarted, the patient's life may be saved but the brain is often permanently damaged. Therapeutic hypothermia, a treatment in which the patient's body temperature isView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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newswise.com — “When the heart is stopped and restarted, the patient's life may be saved but the brain is often permanently damaged. Therapeutic hypothermia, a treatment in which the patient's body temperature is lowered and maintained several degrees below normal for a period of time, has been shown to mitigate these harmful effects and improve survival in adults. Now, in the first large-scale multicenter study of its kind, physician-scientists are evaluating the effectiveness of the technique in infants and cView full resource at newswise.com

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medicalnewstoday.com — “When the heart is stopped and restarted, the patient's life may be saved but their brain is often permanently damaged. therapeutic hypothermia, a treatment in which the patient's body temperature View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Early cooling in cardiac arrest may improve survival

sciencedaily.com — “In a new study, patients were more likely to survive without brain damage after a cardiac arrest if emergency medical technicians lowered their body temperature early during resuscitation. Cooling is recommended for comatose patients after cardiac arrest, and this study demonstrates the potential benefits of beginning cooling even sooner during the arrest in the pre-hospital setting.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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